Biblical & Jewish Coins
Lot 1835 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Biblical & Jewish Coins
Estimate $450
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SOLD $360
SYRIA, Kingdom of, Antiochus II, (261-246 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.264 grams), Series II Group C, Seleucia on Tigris mint, issued 261-256 B.C., obv. diademed head of Antiochus I to right, dotted border, rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow and bow, on right **BASILEWS, to left **ANTIOCOU*, to left and right monograms, (cf.S.6886, SC 587.1a, Newell ESM 178, SNG Spaer 382-3, Hunter 21). High relief with porosity, broad flan, otherwise good very fine and very scarce.
Ex Recent 'Seleucid Hoard'.
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Estimate $450
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